A place for ship-lovers to watch the passage of freighters traversing the Great Lakes while learning about their history.

This experiment in the lifespan of seeds will take a century before it is complete.

Location of the deadliest plane crash in Michigan history

Detroit’s downtown castle is one of the oldest structures in the city.

This was the first ever National Lakeshore, established in 1966.

Perched atop a brick smokestack, this enormous lug nut symbolizes the local minor league baseball team.

A horse-drawn 1858 steam pumper fire engine encased in glass on the front lawn of a Michigan insurance company.

The plants form a living library and laboratory for researchers and students at Michigan State University.

The last remaining tollhouse in Michigan built during the 19th-century plank road craze.

A park and memorial dedicated to the victims of the deadliest school massacre in American history.

Largely unknown designer of the Jefferson nickel, one of the most iconic coins in U.S. history.

It's an incredibly beautiful city public space, with spacious rooms to study and admire the artwork.

Concrete igloos standing across from what remains of the Michigan Central train depot.

One of Detroit’s oldest blues clubs stands in defiance of the passage of time and the city’s shifting fortunes.

The concrete shell of an industry giant remains as a playground for graffiti artists, auto scrappers, and paintball warriors.

Soaring mural splashed across 70-year-old silos in Michigan.

Artist Scott Hocking took a dilapidated 1890s barn to create his massive "Barnboat."

Ancient petroglyphs discovered only after a massive fire swept across Michigan in the 1880s.

This historic suspension bridge is one of three remaining swinging bridges in Michigan, and one of the few swinging bridges left in North America.

World's largest Christmas store.

Advice-columnist's bell tower, paid for with pennies.

The world’s largest Masonic temple was saved by the White Stripes.

One man's attempt to create an artistic wonder on a run-down block in Detroit.

It's been called “Detroit’s largest art object.”